GeneWeb manual
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Starting
- Download
- Install the GeneWeb program
- under GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows;
- in CGI mode behind a web server (on a Raspberry Pi);
- with HTTPS access;
- using
Docker
.
- Configure:
- GeneWeb daemon launch parameters
- database (file
base_name.gwf
)
- Start GeneWeb.
Use
- Data entry and update for:
- Individuals and Families,
- Finding and merging duplicate records.
- Entering dates.
- Using declensions; alternate name spellings (in GeneWeb 6).
- Wikitext syntax.
- Writing Macros.
- Using keyboard shortcuts.
- change the appearance of a base using templates.
Manage
- Import GEDCOM
.ged
or GeneWeb.gw
databases withgwsetup
or with terminal commands. - Merge and split multiple databases.
- Clean, recover, rename (or move), save, and archive a database.
Technical Annex
- Understand the
gwd
server. - Understand homonyms (how duplicate names are handled).
- Configure appearance with:
- Cascaded style sheets
.css
files). - Header and trailer files; the lexicon files (how languages and handled in GeneWeb).
- Editable template files
- Cascaded style sheets
- Configure operations (program actions), with:
- The tool
gwf
. - Specific parameters (for
templm
) . - Passwords for Friends/Wizards and handling access permissions for databases.
- The tool
- Syntax to add images to Notes fields.
- Understand the Geneweb human-readable, archival format of
.gw
files . - How to compute Consanguinity (genetic relationships between people).
- Further remarks for experts.